About My CancerIQ

What is My CancerIQ?

Designed by Cancer Care Ontario (CCO), My CancerIQ is a website that helps you understand your risk for cancer and what you can do to help lower that risk.

A series of risk assessments estimate your risk of cancer compared with other Ontarians of the same sex age 40 and over. At the end of each assessment you’ll receive a personalized risk assessment and action plan with tips and resources based on your personal risk factors.

Taking a My CancerIQ assessment can give you information to help protect yourself against cancer. As you work through the assessments, you’ll learn:

What factors help to keep your risk of cancer down

What factors increase your risk of developing cancer

What you can do to manage or reduce your risk, including links to helpful resources

Where appropriate, you’ll learn whether you should be screened for particular types of cancer, such as colorectal, cervical and breast cancer. If screening is an option, your final assessment report will also give you links to screening resources in your community.

The risk category you are given when you complete a My CancerIQ assessment is calculated relative to the population of Ontario and uses Ontario-specific data. Other online cancer risk calculators may use data from other populations or studies or use different cut-offs to determine risk level. As a result, outcomes may vary between different calculators.

The My CancerIQ site also contains an About Cancer Risk section with general information on risk factors and cancer prevention.

My CancerIQ won’t tell you whether you’ll get cancer or not, but it can help you focus on specific changes you can make to lower your cancer risk and live a healthier life.

Disclaimer

Information provided on the My CancerIQ website is intended for informational purposes only. It is not intended as, and therefore should not be interpreted as, medical advice, professional diagnosis, or medical opinion and should not be relied on in any such regard. The information provided through the My CancerIQ website is not a substitute for medical services. Do not act or rely upon this information without seeking the advice of a physician or other healthcare provider. Never disregard professional medical advice or delay in seeking it because of something you have read on the My CancerIQ website.